Newswise — Dr. Muller has a well earned reputation as a most innovative and gifted medical educator. At Mount Sinai, he has consistently been recognized by students as a role model. This is reflected in the choice by students to have him be the faculty member to lead them in their professional oath at three consecutive commencement ceremonies and three white coat ceremonies. In 2004 alone, he received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award, was elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society, and was nominated for the Association of American Medical Colleges Humanism in Medicine Award.
He has dedicated his career to advancing professionalism in medical education. Over the years, Dr. Muller has developed new programs to enhance excellence in clinical training, increase student and physician participation in community service and advocacy, and incorporate the humanities into medical education.
"As a teacher, clinician, mentor and administrator, Dr. Muller has consistently embodied the highest ideals of the medical profession," said Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and CEO of The Mount Sinai Medical Center and Dean of Mount Sinai School of Medicine. "I can think of no individual better suited to shape the educational experiences of the next generation of physicians training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine."
As co-founder of the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program and Director of Medical Education for the Program, he helped build this into the largest academic home visit program in the country. The Program now provides care for almost 900 homebound patients, is an integral part of training for medical students and residents, and has received numerous awards and national recognition.
Dr. Muller has served as Associate Program Director of Mount Sinai's Internal Medicine Residency, a role in which he earned the housestaff teaching award seven years in a row. He also directed the Art and Science of Medicine II, a second year medical school course focused on diverse issues including physical diagnosis, ethics, health policy, professionalism, clinical thinking, and medical decision making. He has also created several elective courses that introduce creative writing and literature in the curriculum.
After earning his BA from The Johns Hopkins University in 1986 and his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1991, Dr. Muller came to Mount Sinai for residency in Internal Medicine. He served as Chief Resident from July 1994-June 1995 and then joined the Mount Sinai faculty.
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